BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 21
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Canadian Water Ways Technologies Inc. will launch a drip irrigation project in Uzbekistan, worth 1.3 million Canadian dollars ($1 million), Trend reports this with reference to the press service of the company.
According to the information, the company in the next agricultural season will launch a drip irrigation system for fields with crops of carrots (250 ha), potatoes, and maize, as well as almond groves (40 ha). It is expected to help increase yields through new agricultural practices.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company Ohad Haber said noted that this is the second large-scale irrigation project implemented by Water Ways Technologies Inc in Uzbekistan.
“In 2019 and 2020, the company completed a major cotton project,” he said.
Water Ways Technologies Inc. Is a global supplier of agricultural technologies. The company's irrigation projects include vineyards, cotton fields, apple and orange orchards, blueberries, medical cannabis, fresh produce cooling chambers, and more in over 15 countries.
Earlier it was reported that a unified electronic information system will be launched in Uzbekistan to keep records of the consumption of electrical energy and the volume of wastewater in the country at the operating 1,688 pumping stations of the Ministry of Water Management.
It is planned to increase the rate of introduction of water-saving technologies in Uzbekistan by five times at the expense of state subsidies. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of Uzbekistan on December 11.
The document provides for the introduction of economical irrigation systems on 230,000 hectares in 2021.
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